Android malware
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Malicious npm packages use Adspect redirects and fingerprinting to cloak crypto scams
Seven npm packages published under the name ‘dino_reborn’ used Adspect redirects and browser fingerprinting to route real visitors to fake cryptocurrency CAPTCHA scams while showing decoys to likely researchers, Socket researchers found.
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International police action disrupts Rhadamanthys, VenomRAT and Elysium operations
Authorities in nine countries, coordinated by Europol and Eurojust, dismantled infrastructure for Rhadamanthys, VenomRAT and Elysium by taking down 1,025 servers, seizing 20 domains and arresting a suspect in Greece as part of Operation Endgame.
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Researchers link WhatsApp-propagated Maverick malware to Brazilian banking trojans
Researchers say Maverick, a WhatsApp-propagated malware, shares code and tactics with the Brazilian banking trojan Coyote and is being spread via automated WhatsApp Web sessions, with analysts noting ties to a group called Water Saci.
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Nikkei says Slack breach exposed personal information of more than 17,000 users
Nikkei said a Slack compromise exposed names, email addresses and chat histories for 17,368 people after attackers used credentials stolen from a malware-infected employee computer; the publisher voluntarily notified Japan’s data protection regulator and said no source-related material was affected.
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Malicious Open VSX extension delivers SleepyDuck RAT and uses Ethereum contract for fallback control
Researchers warned that a malicious Open VSX extension, juan-bianco.solidity-vlang, installs a SleepyDuck remote access trojan that uses an Ethereum smart contract and a fallback RPC mechanism to update its command-and-control details.
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Microsoft finds SesameOp backdoor that uses OpenAI Assistants API for C2
Microsoft’s DART reported discovery of a custom .NET backdoor called SesameOp that uses the OpenAI Assistants API as a covert command-and-control channel; Microsoft shared its findings with OpenAI, which disabled a suspected API key, and the victim remains unnamed.
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Researchers detail BankBot‑YNRK and DeliveryRAT Android trojans that steal credentials and payment data
Researchers say two Android trojans, BankBot‑YNRK and DeliveryRAT, have been observed harvesting credentials, payment and device data; reports from CYFIRMA and F6 detail targeted device checks, use of accessibility services, persistence mechanisms and distribution via fake apps and malware‑as‑a‑service.
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Australia warns of ongoing BADCANDY attacks on unpatched Cisco IOS XE devices
The Australian Signals Directorate warned of ongoing attacks using a Lua-based web shell called BADCANDY that exploits CVE-2023-20198 in unpatched Cisco IOS XE devices, estimated to have affected about 400 devices in Australia since July 2025 and urging patching and hardening measures.
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PhantomRaven campaign places malicious code in 126 npm packages
Researchers say a campaign codenamed PhantomRaven has placed malicious code into 126 npm packages since August 2025, using external dynamic dependencies to steal authentication tokens, CI/CD secrets and GitHub credentials; Koi Security and DCODX published analyses.
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Researchers find 10 typosquatted npm packages delivering cross‑platform credential stealer
Researchers reported a set of 10 typosquatted npm packages, uploaded on July 4, 2025 and downloaded over 9,900 times, that deploy an obfuscated, multi-stage information stealer which harvests credentials from browsers and system keyrings on Windows, Linux and macOS.
